succumb
verb (used without object)
to give way to superior force; yield.
succumbs
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present tense formof succumb (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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He girded himself to “understand better now what I’ve always known: he who drags himself through life, who succumbs under its weight, can’t help anyone, no matter what duties he takes on.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Soon “the spaceship is forced to land on a distant planet, and Rodolfo’s hallucinations grow increasingly intense until he finally succumbs to oxygen deprivation.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
In the more pessimistic schema, Tesla succumbs to competition and margin pressure, the market disregards Optimus in valuations and Robotaxi has slower growth expected.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 8, 2025
Malnourished and anemic, and without direct access to a health clinic, he succumbs to a treatable illness.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2025
On 29 January 2016, the last hive of honeybees, located on an almond farm in California, succumbs to CCD.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
